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H. C. McEntire, The Islington London, May 2nd 2018

May 14, 2018 David Fox 0

First time for this reviewer at The Islington in Tolpuddle Street, a traditional room behind a pub with space for around 120, the stage taking up around a third of the floor space. A fine compact […]

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Video: The Raving Beauties “The Way I Love Her”

May 14, 2018 Jeremy Searle 1

From their wonderful tribute EP to Bap Kennedy ( copies available here: https://ravingforbap.bandcamp.com/releases), all proceeds to Marie Curie cancer care) this is a great version of one of Bap’s best songs from The Raving Beauties, who […]

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Video: Frightened Rabbit “Good Arms vs. Bad Arms”

May 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 2

Have a good weekend everyone albeit one that begins on a sad note. My mate John bought this album for me 10 years ago and this particular track was part of the soundtrack to many late nights. […]

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Twain “Rare Feeling” (BB*Island, 2018)

May 11, 2018 Scott Baxter 4

I started and stopped writing about this LP a bunch of times. Too smart arse. Too gushing. Too esoteric. Trying too hard to sound clever about an album I’ve grown to genuinely love, in the hope […]

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Black Deer announce final line-up for next month – looks awesome

May 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Black Deer is like that kid showing off at school who always has the best stuff and today they’ve got one more (well a few more) thing(s) to brag about since they’ve announced the final names […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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And do not get him started on Hillary Clinton. NME reports: “Bon Iver has announced a five-night stint at London’s Eventim Apollo in February next year. The Canadian singer, real name Justin Vernon, will kick off the […]

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